2002–03 Iraq FA Cup
Football tournament season
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The 2002–03 Iraq FA Cup was the 25th edition of the Iraq FA Cup as a club competition, the main domestic cup in Iraqi football. It kicked off on 2 September 2002, and the final was played on 23 August 2003 at the Franso Hariri Stadium in Erbil.[1][2]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Iraq |
| Dates | 2 September 2002 – 23 August 2003 |
| Teams | 94 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Al-Talaba (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | Al-Shorta |
Al-Talaba were the defending champions of the cup having beaten Al-Shorta 1–0 in the 2002 final, and the same was repeated in 2003 as Al-Talaba beat Al-Shorta 1–0 again to earn their second title. The competition was halted for more than six months after the quarter-finals due to the American invasion of Iraq, but the Iraq Football Association decided to complete the tournament, reducing the semi-finals to a single leg and moving the remaining matches to the safer northern city of Erbil.[3] The 2003 final was the last Iraq FA Cup final to be played until 2016.[4][5]
First round
| 2 September 2002 | Brusk | 3–1 | Brayati | Erbil |
Bathar Akram  3' (pen.)Bashtwan Akram 45'Abbas 68' |
31' Jalal |
Stadium: Franso Hariri Stadium |
| 2 September 2002 | Salahaddin | 3–0 | Akre | Tikrit |
| Stadium: Tikrit Stadium |
| 2 September 2002 | Tel Afar | 3–1 | Shabab Al-Dawr | Mosul |
| Stadium: University of Mosul Stadium |
| 2 September 2002 | Al-Tharthar | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (W–L p) | Al-Hussein | Baghdad |
| Stadium: Al-Tharthar Stadium |
| 2 September 2002 | Al-Suwaira | 1–2 | Al-Shuala | Baghdad |
| Stadium: Al-Shuala Stadium |
| 2 September 2002 | Al-Anbar | 2–1 | Al-Tijara | Ramadi |
| Stadium: Al-Ramadi Stadium |
| 2 September 2002 | Al-Sulaikh | 3–1 | Al-Shabab | Baghdad |
| Stadium: Al-Amana Stadium |
| 2 September 2002 | Al-Kadhimiya | 5–0 | Al-Sumoud | Baghdad |
| Stadium: Al-Kadhimiya Stadium |
| 2 September 2002 | Al-Hurriya | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p) | Haifa | Baghdad |
| Stadium: Al-Hurriya Stadium |
| 2 September 2002 | Al-Hamza | 0–1 | Al-Mashroua | Al-Qadisiya |
| Stadium: Al-Hamza Stadium |
| 2 September 2002 | Al-Aziziya | 4–1 | Al-Mahanawiya | Wasit |
| Stadium: Al-Aziziya Stadium |
| 2 September 2002 | Al-Mahmoudiya | 0–1 | Al-Diwaniya | Mahmoudiya |
| Stadium: Al-Mahmoudiyah Stadium |
| 3 September 2002 | Karbala | 4–0 | Al-Midhatiya | Karbala |
| Stadium: Karbala Stadium |
| 3 September 2002 | Al-Sadda | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (L–W p) | Al-Jamahir | Dhi Qar |
| Stadium: Al-Sadda Stadium |
| 3 September 2002 | Hatteen | 2–1 | Al-Numaniya | Babil |
| Stadium: Hatteen Stadium |
| 3 September 2002 | Al-Muwafaqiya | 1–0 | Al-Hindiya | Basra |
| Stadium: Al-Muwafaqiya Stadium |
| 3 September 2002 | Kahrabaa Al-Hartha | 3–2 | Wasit | Basra |
| Stadium: Al-Basra Stadium |
| 3 September 2002 | Al-Rifai | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) | Al-Muthanna | Dhi Qar |
| Stadium: Al-Rifai Stadium |
| 3 September 2002 | Al-Khidhir | 0–3 | Al-Shatra | – |
| Stadium: Al-Khudhair Stadium |
| 3 September 2002 | Al-Gharraf | 0–1 | Ghaz Al-Junoob | Dhi Qar |
| Stadium: Al-Gharraf Stadium |
| 3 September 2002 | Babil | 1–0 | Al-Musayyib | Babil |
| Stadium: Babil Stadium |
| 3 September 2002 | Hibhib | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Aso | Diyala |
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Stadium: Diyala Stadium |
| 3 September 2002 | Al-Nahdha | 6–1 | Al-Falluja | Baghdad |
| Stadium: Al-Nahdha Stadium |
Second round
Al-Shuala were automatically placed into the round of 32.
| 9 September 2002 | Brusk | 3–1 | Salahaddin | Erbil |
| Stadium: Franso Hariri Stadium |
| 9 September 2002 | Mateen | 3–0 | Khanaqin | Duhok |
| Hassan 7' Ahmed 44'Suliman 89' |
Stadium: Duhok Stadium |
| 9 September 2002 | Diyala | 2–3 | Al-Tharthar | Diyala |
| Bahjit 14', 73' |
40', 63' Mutib 90' Masoud |
Stadium: Diyala Stadium |
| 9 September 2002 | Al-Anbar | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (L–W p) | Al-Sulaikh | Ramadi |
| Stadium: Al-Ramadi Stadium |
| 9 September 2002 | Al-Nahdha | 3–0 | Al-Kadhimiya | Baghdad |
| Adnan Hamza Jabar |
Stadium: Al-Jaish Stadium |
| 9 September 2002 | Al-Ramadi | 1–0 | Al-Hurriya | Ramadi |
| Obaid 88' (pen.) |
Stadium: Al-Ramadi Stadium |
| 10 September 2002 | Al-Diwaniya | 4–0 | Babil | Diwaniya |
| Abdul-Wahid 3' Burhan 28'Hussein 43' (pen.)Khadim 90' |
Stadium: Al-Diwaniya Stadium |
| 10 September 2002 | Al-Meshkhab | 4–0 | Al-Muwafaqiya | Najaf |
| Stadium: Al-Najaf Stadium |
| 10 September 2002 | Al-Mashroua | 3–1 | Al-Aziziya | Basra |
| Abdul-Hassan 44' Hamid 63'Hassan 70' |
83' Ali |
Stadium: Al-Mashroua Stadium |
| 10 September 2002 | Kahrabaa Al-Hartha | 0–1 | Al-Bathaa | Basra |
| Stadium: Al-Bahri Stadium |
| 10 September 2002 | Ghaz Al-Junoob | 2–1 | Al-Majer | Basra |
| Muhsin 26' Muslim 85' |
79' Talib |
Stadium: Al-Basra Stadium |
| 10 September 2002 | Karbala | 3–2 | Al-Jamahir | Karbala |
| Jaber Malik |
Sachit |
Stadium: Karbala Stadium |
Playoff round
Al-Sulaikh, Hatteen, Al-Kut and Al-Mashroua were eliminated from the competition. Meanwhile, Al-Nahdha, who had qualified for the round of 32, withdrew and were replaced by Al-Ramadi. The following results are known from the playoff round:
Final phase
Bracket
| Round of 32 First legs: 30 September 2002 Second legs: 21 October 2002 | Round of 16 First legs: 17 November 2003 | Quarter-finals First legs: 3 February 2003 Second legs: 17 February 2003 | Semi-finals 20–21 August 2003 | Final 23 August 2003 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Alam | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Basra (w/o) | 4 | 3 | 7 | Al-Basra | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Duhok | 1 | 1 | 2 | Al-Talaba | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Talaba | 0 | 3 | 3 | Al-Talaba | 4 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mateen | 0 | 0 | 0 | Karbala | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Karbala (w/o) | 1 | 3 | 4 | Karbala | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Shuala (a) | 0 | 1 | 1 | Al-Shuala | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Karkh | 0 | 1 | 1 | Al-Talaba | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Zakho | 1 | 0 | 1 | Al-Minaa | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Najaf | 1 | 1 | 2 | Al-Najaf | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Samarra | 2 | 1 | 3 | Al-Sinaa | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Sinaa (a) | 2 | 1 | 3 | Al-Najaf | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Minaa (a) | 1 | 1 | 2 | Al-Minaa (a) | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Zawraa | 0 | 2 | 2 | Al-Minaa | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Jaish | 2 | 0 | 2 | Al-Jaish | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kirkuk | 0 | 1 | 1 | Al-Talaba | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Erbil | 2 | 0 | 2 | Al-Shorta | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Difaa Al-Jawi | 1 | 2 | 3 | Al-Difaa Al-Jawi | 5 | 2 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Tharthar | 3 | 2 | 5 | Al-Tharthar | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Shatra | 0 | 2 | 2 | Al-Difaa Al-Jawi | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Diwaniya | 2 | 0 | 2 | Al-Shorta | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Meshkhab | 0 | 0 | 0 | Al-Diwaniya | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ghaz Al-Junoob | 0 | 0 | 0 | Al-Shorta | 3 | 8 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Shorta | 3 | 3 | 6 | Al-Shorta | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Nasiriya | 2 | 0 | 2 | Al-Naft | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Mosul | 0 | 3 | 3 | Al-Mosul | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Brusk | 3 | 0 | 3 | Brusk | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Balad | 0 | 0 | 0 | Al-Mosul | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 1 | 2 | 3 | Al-Naft (a) | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Ramadi | 1 | 3 | 4 | Al-Ramadi | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Samawa | 0 | 0 | 0 | Al-Naft | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Naft | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Round of 32
| Ghaz Al-Junoob | 0–3 | Al-Shorta |
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| Ogla Hameed Ahmed |
| Al-Shorta | 3–0 | Ghaz Al-Junoob |
|---|---|---|
| Ahmed 56', 89' (pen.) Hadi 61' |
Al-Shorta won 6–0 on aggregate.
| Al-Nasiriya | 2–0 | Al-Mosul |
|---|---|---|
| Barak 40', 49' |
| Al-Mosul | 3–0 | Al-Nasiriya |
|---|---|---|
| Marzouq 42' Rasheed 52'Osama 73' |
Al-Mosul won 3–2 on aggregate.
Karbala won 4–0 on aggregate.
Al-Jaish won 2–1 on aggregate.
Al-Talaba won 3–2 on aggregate.
3–3 on aggregate. Al-Sinaa won on away goals.
| Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 1–1 | Al-Ramadi |
|---|---|---|
| Abdul-Khaliq 25' |
80' Hamed |
| Al-Ramadi | 3–2 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya |
|---|---|---|
| Owad 13' Hamed 14'Mansi 70' |
20' (pen.) Swadi 88' Shaker |
Al-Ramadi won 4–3 on aggregate.
| Erbil | 2–1 | Al-Difaa Al-Jawi |
|---|---|---|
| Qasim 50' Ahmed 60' |
7' Suhail |
| Al-Difaa Al-Jawi | 2–0 | Erbil |
|---|---|---|
| Karim 68' Mansoor 78' |
Al-Difaa Al-Jawi won 3–2 on aggregate.
Al-Najaf won 2–1 on aggregate.
Al-Naft won 3–0 on aggregate.
1–1 on aggregate. Al-Shuala won on away goals.
| Al-Diwaniya | 2–0 | Al-Meshkhab |
|---|---|---|
| Salah 4' Talal 80' |
| Al-Meshkhab | 0–0 | Al-Diwaniya |
|---|---|---|
Al-Diwaniya won 2–0 on aggregate.
Al-Tharthar won 5–2 on aggregate.
Al-Basra won 7–1 on aggregate.
Brusk won 3–0 on aggregate.
2–2 on aggregate. Al-Minaa won on away goals.
Round of 16
| Al-Diwaniya | 0–3 | Al-Shorta |
|---|---|---|
| Ali Abdul-Latif Abdul-Sattar |
| Al-Shorta | 8–1 | Al-Diwaniya |
|---|---|---|
| Abbas 8' Rahim 16', 21', 31', 85'Ahmed 45', 83'Abdul-Hussein 67' |
20' Abdul-Wahid |
Al-Shorta won 11–1 on aggregate.
| Al-Difaa Al-Jawi | 5–1 | Al-Tharthar |
|---|---|---|
| Mahmoud Hussein Karim Mohammed |
Mutaab |
| Al-Tharthar | 2–2 | Al-Difaa Al-Jawi |
|---|---|---|
| 1' Jassim 46' Suhail |
Al-Difaa Al-Jawi won 7–3 on aggregate.
Al-Najaf won 6–4 on aggregate.
Al-Minaa won 3–2 on aggregate.
Al-Mosul won 3–2 on aggregate.
Karbala won 5–3 on aggregate.
Al-Talaba won 3–0 on aggregate.
Al-Naft won 3–2 on aggregate.
Quarter-finals
1–1 on aggregate. Al-Minaa won on away goals.
2–2 on aggregate. Al-Naft won on away goals.
Al-Talaba won 5–1 on aggregate.
| Al-Difaa Al-Jawi | 0–2 | Al-Shorta |
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| 19', 30' Issa |
| Al-Shorta | 1–2 | Al-Difaa Al-Jawi |
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| Akram 30' |
72' Mansoor 76' Mahmoud |
Al-Shorta won 3–2 on aggregate.
Semi-finals
Final
          Al-Talaba
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Al-Shorta
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Match rules
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| Iraq FA Cup 2002–03 winner |
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| Al-Talaba 2nd title |